| 2025 | Bad Bad Girl | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2025 | Bad Bad Girl | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | Bad Bad Girl | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Bad Bad Girl | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2025 | Bad Bad Girl: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | Bad Bad Girl: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Thank You, Mr. Nixon | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Thank You, Mr. Nixon | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Resisters | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | World and Town | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | World and Town | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |